TST: Removed test_spines.py from pep8 excluded list since it is passing pep8 now. Modified test_spines to not use assert_less since it is not available in python 2.6

cimarronm · cimarronm · commit f49a5b6b5e1a · 2015-03-05T21:41:01.000-08:00
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_coding_standards.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_coding_standards.py
@@ -213,7 +213,6 @@ def test_pep8_conformance_installed_files():
                           'tests/test_mathtext.py',
                           'tests/test_rcparams.py',
                           'tests/test_simplification.py',
-                          'tests/test_spines.py',
                           'tests/test_streamplot.py',
                           'tests/test_subplots.py',
                           'tests/test_tightlayout.py',
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_spines.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_spines.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
                         unicode_literals)
 
 import numpy as np
-from nose.tools import assert_less
+from nose.tools import assert_true
 import six
 
 import matplotlib
@@ -71,11 +71,13 @@ def test_label_without_ticks():
     spine = ax.spines['left']
     spinebbox = spine.get_transform().transform_path(
         spine.get_path()).get_extents()
-    assert_less(ax.yaxis.label.get_position()[0], spinebbox.xmin,
+    # replace with assert_less if >python2.6
+    assert_true(ax.yaxis.label.get_position()[0] < spinebbox.xmin,
                 "Y-Axis label not left of the spine")
 
     spine = ax.spines['bottom']
     spinebbox = spine.get_transform().transform_path(
         spine.get_path()).get_extents()
-    assert_less(ax.xaxis.label.get_position()[1], spinebbox.ymin,
+    # replace with assert_less if >python2.6
+    assert_true(ax.xaxis.label.get_position()[1] < spinebbox.ymin,
                 "X-Axis label not below the spine")
